Notre Dame Senior School

Notre Dame School is an independent Catholic day school for girls, welcoming families of all faiths and none. We offer a holistic, personalised academic and nurturing education. Our students are at the centre of everything we do. We have a range of dynamic strategies which together assure the delivery of an exemplary all-round education. The school was recognised as 'Excellent' across the board in our latest ISI Inspection Report.

Burwood House
Convent Lane
Cobham
Surrey
KT11 1HA

+44 (0)1932 869990

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ISC associations: GSA, AGBIS, ISBA

Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic

Day/boarding type: Day

Gender profile: Girls only

Size: 445

Notre Dame Senior School fees:

Day fees per term:
£6,702

Scholarships & bursaries:
Available

ISC reference number:
47508

DfE reference number:
936 / 6163

Girls - age range & pupil numbers:

Day: 11 to 18 (445)

Sixth Form: (52)

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Additional Information

At Notre Dame Senior School we offer a holistic, personalised and nurturing education in a secure and stimulating environment.  Our girls are at the centre of everything we do.  Their physical and mental well-being is as important as their academic achievements – pastoral care is embedded at the heart of our whole approach to education.

We are always looking to improve and all staff are encouraged and supported in continually striving to enrich the educational experience.  We have a range of dynamic strategies which together assure the delivery of an exemplary all-round education, as recognised across the board in our latest ‘Excellent’ ISI Inspection Report.

A detailed teaching and learning quality assurance programme is in place, which focuses on five categories; teaching, learning, differentiation, behaviour and assessment. Year-on-year tracking shows impressive rises in all five areas. ‘Learning walks’ and marking reviews allow middle and senior managers to monitor standards and share good practice. The focus on assessment and collaborative marking has included pupils in the process and given them greater ownership over their own academic progress.

The Lestonnac Approach is our fully embedded resilience strategy which has been further enhanced recently with the appointment of a student Counsellor.  The Counsellor is not only available to counsel girls on an individual basis but is actively looking to promote positive social and emotional wellbeing throughout the whole school. 

Sport and the Arts are the heart and soul of the school.  The opening of our state-of the-art all-weather pitches (hockey, netball, tennis and athletics) in 2017 took our sporting facilities to new heights and we are further enhancing our field sports on newly acquired land.  Our professional 360 seater theatre stages numerous and varied productions and performances each year and a new Art block is imminent to further enrich our highly successful Art and Textiles curriculum.

It is the integration of all these strands - academic challenge, quality of teaching and learning, student and teacher collaboration, well-being and resilience and excellence in Sport and the Arts, which allows us to fulfil our aim of providing an exemplary holistic education. Our academic value added (in top 15% nationally) and examination results (54% A*/A grades at A level) speak for themselves and are particularly impressive given our broad intake.

Notre Dame is built on 400 years of educational experience: The Company of Mary Our Lady was founded in Bordeaux in 1607 to educate girls, and Notre Dame is one of some 300 educational foundations around the world that now come under this umbrella.  To ready our pupils for the wider world, to live life to the full, we believe that our shared mission and purpose help our children to aspire to be the best they can be in in all their endeavours, during their school years and beyond.

Scholarships available at 11+, 13+ and Sixth Form - Academic, Art, Drama, Music and Sport. Please visit our website notredame.co.uk or call Admissions on 01932 669993 for further details. 

Scholarships & Bursaries offered

  • Academic scholarships
  • Art scholarships
  • Drama scholarships
  • Music scholarships
  • Sport scholarships
  • Sixth Form scholarships
  • Sibling discounts
  • Bursaries for new entrants
  • Hardship awards for existing pupils

Disclaimer: Data is provided by the school, ISC is not responsible for inaccuracies